-Mini-observations in 3-5 classrooms/day with follow-up conversations with the teachers
- requiring teacher teams to submit common curric units AND discussing them with teachers
- have teacher teams use interim assessments to improve teaching and help struggling students
Schedule requirements-
time for teacheres to collaborate, time for students to get additional support
Big Ideas of PLC's
focus on learning, collaborative culture, results orientation (consistently seeking evidence of the results sought- student learning)
Team Activities:
Monthly- Show and Tell
each team member gives...best lesson, best idea, best strategy
Quarterly-
Keep, drop, and create
Bring lesson plans and curric doc
Posters with Keep, Drop, and Create- post it notes
Keep= yes this is important, yes I taught it (yellow)
Yes it's important, no I didn't teach it- (green) create
No, Yes- no it's not important, no we didn't agree to teach it, yes I taught it anyway- Drop it
Articles:
Key to Success- all teams start with creating common assessments
The Secret to Success- TEPSA August 2010 Vol. 67 # 4
tepsa.org
Goal for common assessments (80% students get 80% correct every 3 weeks)
May/June 2010 Vol. 67, #3- What Matters Most (power standards)
Jan/Feb 2011 Vol 68, #1- The Need for SPEED
Collaboration- is it part of your teacher evaluation plan? How much training is offered in how to be a team member, how to run effective meetings, conflict resolution...?
Common Prep- why do we allow teachers/teams to determine when they will meet? how are we monitoring this time?
Team Meeting Protocols- 1 per week (30-45 minutes)
Start
5 mins- Here's what happened...
10 mins- so what?
15 mins- now what?
Loose/Tight- require protocols, train teams in multiple methods, allow them to use
How do you monitor your teams? TUFF notebooks, visits, questions
True North-
Installation phase- create a "guiding coalition"
Develop a 100 day plan- execute the plan regardless of feedback...accept feedback but stay focused. After the 100 days, evaluate, monitor and adjust.
Initial implementation- Why, How, and What- in that order
"Ruler Test"- 12 inches between your head and your heart
Regression to the meaninless- without proper support, teachers will "marginally" implement
4/25/11
tmany96@aol.com
High Leverage Strategies= Effective + Efficiency
-Mini-observations in 3-5 classrooms/day with follow-up conversations with the teachers
- requiring teacher teams to submit common curric units AND discussing them with teachers
- have teacher teams use interim assessments to improve teaching and help struggling students
Schedule requirements-
time for teacheres to collaborate, time for students to get additional support
Big Ideas of PLC's
focus on learning, collaborative culture, results orientation (consistently seeking evidence of the results sought- student learning)
Team Activities:
Monthly- Show and Tell
each team member gives...best lesson, best idea, best strategy
Quarterly-
Keep, drop, and create
Bring lesson plans and curric doc
Posters with Keep, Drop, and Create- post it notes
Keep= yes this is important, yes I taught it (yellow)
Yes it's important, no I didn't teach it- (green) create
No, Yes- no it's not important, no we didn't agree to teach it, yes I taught it anyway- Drop it
Articles:
Key to Success- all teams start with creating common assessments
The Secret to Success- TEPSA August 2010 Vol. 67 # 4
tepsa.org
Goal for common assessments (80% students get 80% correct every 3 weeks)
May/June 2010 Vol. 67, #3- What Matters Most (power standards)
Jan/Feb 2011 Vol 68, #1- The Need for SPEED
Collaboration- is it part of your teacher evaluation plan? How much training is offered in how to be a team member, how to run effective meetings, conflict resolution...?
Common Prep- why do we allow teachers/teams to determine when they will meet? how are we monitoring this time?
Team Meeting Protocols- 1 per week (30-45 minutes)
Start
5 mins- Here's what happened...
10 mins- so what?
15 mins- now what?
Loose/Tight- require protocols, train teams in multiple methods, allow them to use
How do you monitor your teams? TUFF notebooks, visits, questions
True North-
Installation phase- create a "guiding coalition"
Develop a 100 day plan- execute the plan regardless of feedback...accept feedback but stay focused. After the 100 days, evaluate, monitor and adjust.
Initial implementation- Why, How, and What- in that order
"Ruler Test"- 12 inches between your head and your heart
Regression to the meaninless- without proper support, teachers will "marginally" implement